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Boston Overtime Pay

Overtime is one of the most searched pay categories in Boston payroll data. This page highlights the records and departments with the largest reported overtime totals while also reminding readers that overtime reflects payroll reporting categories, operational needs, and labor agreements rather than a single explanation.

Departments with the most overtime

Boston Police Department $1,147,692,406

Boston Fire Department $504,515,973

Public Works Department $74,356,196

Property Management $35,474,109

Parks Department $26,319,037

Traffic Division $25,758,010

Inspectional Services Dept $24,940,631

BPS Facility Management $19,904,786

Boston Public Library $10,562,887

Boston Public Schools $6,749,840

Facilities Management $6,524,969

Dpt of Innovation & Technology $5,753,978

Highest overtime payroll records

Employee	Year	Department	Title	Total Gross	Overtime
Ward A Johnson	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,305
Carmen Alisha Brown	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF Paid Detail Officer Admin	$227,206	$21,305
Benjamin Miller	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,304
Walter Arnold	2025	Cemetery Division	Cemetery Foreperson	$81,451	$21,303
William L Miller	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$0	$21,301
James Stephen Philpott	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,301
Sarah Briggs	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,301
Gerard T. Ahern	2025	Boston Fire Department	FF (Mas Of F Boat)	$186,814	$21,300
Harry Castillo	2020	Parks Department	Hvy Mtr Equip Oper & Lbr (P&R)	$0	$21,300
Ciro Feliciano	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$138,880	$21,299
Ciro Feliciano	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Offc Acad Instr 2$6	$138,880	$21,299
Manuel Andrade	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$203,891	$21,299
William F Traft	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,298
Timothy P Duggan	2014	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,298
Cristian De Silva	2023	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,281	$21,298
Cristian De Silva	2022	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$129,281	$21,298
Leroy Heyward	2011	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,296
Timothy Andrew Brady	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,295
Terence S. Long	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Offc/Bomb Squad	$0	$21,295
Christopher Connelly Perachi	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$183,004	$21,294
Juan A Estevez	2011	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,292
Daniel Edward Keeler	2020	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,292
David Fernando Hernandez	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Dispatcher	$0	$21,291
Christopher Coakley	2023	Office of Streets	Sr Admin Asst (Pwd)	$132,369	$21,290
Christopher Coakley	2022	Office of Streets	Sr Admin Asst (Pwd)	$132,369	$21,290
Lisa J Rapczinski	2023	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$101,404	$21,290
Lisa J Rapczinski	2022	Traffic Division	Sr Parking Meter Supervisor I	$101,404	$21,290
Albert F. Charbonnier	2017	Boston Police Department	Police Detective	$0	$21,290
Juan J Torres	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Sergeant (Det)	$0	$21,290
Christine Eileen McKenna	2013	Boston Fire Department	Fire Alarm Operator	$0	$21,290
Edward L Gately	2012	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,289
Kevin S Foley	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,779	$21,289
Kevin S Foley	2022	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$153,779	$21,289
Triston George Champagnie	2025	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$81,750	$21,287
Kimberley Landry	2025	Property Management	Security Offc (Prot Ser)	$74,074	$21,287
Josue Altidor	2020	Parks Department	Gen Supn (Pks/Turf Maint)	$0	$21,287
Alexander Cho	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,287
Chantette M. Stallworth	2019	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$0	$21,284
Joseph M Narduzzo	2016	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,284
Willie Lee Dupree	2011	Transportation Department	Prin Traffic Investigator	$0	$21,283
Joseph E Cheevers	2018	Boston Police Department	Sergeant/Harbor Patrol	$0	$21,282
Noah Dunton Farr	2021	Boston Fire Department	Fire Lieutenant	$140,268	$21,281
Thomas M. Antonino	2019	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,281
Owen Kelly	2024	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$190,792	$21,281
Jose Molina III	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,280
John E Ball	2018	Boston Police Department	Police Officer	$0	$21,280
Sean Gregory Darden	2017	Public Works Department	Jr Civil Eng	$0	$21,280
Samuel John Dillon	2018	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter-Technician	$0	$21,279
Paul J. Murphy	2024	Facilities Management	Jr Custodian	$81,768	$21,279
Christopher Lee Jacobs	2023	Boston Fire Department	Fire Fighter	$118,704	$21,277